President Bongbong Marcos will not be declaring a state of national emergency following the magnitude 7 earthquake that hit Abra Province on Wednesday morning.
Marcos said in a media briefing that so far only regions 1 and 2 have been heavily affected by the quake.
Marcos added that a state of national emergency may only be declared if three regions are involved.
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The president says this would highly depend on the information he will obtain from the ground.
“Marami pang information ang hindi nakakarating sa atin, baka mangyari ‘yun; I hope not kasi sana limited na nga dito sa Abra hanggang sa Ilocos Sur, Ilocos Norte, La Union,” he said.
